Wife Swap - S01 E02

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Wife Swap - S01 E02

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 2

I am not the one to make an entrance, so when i walk into donut world the only head that tilts is that of my best friend, Lia. She used to be my sister in law before she divorced Mason's elder brother, Tyler.

Her big eyes widen as she eyes me. Her attention split into two, focusing on me and also her son who is playing at the playing area.

"Wow!" She unconsciously says as i sit beside her. "I knew you would rock it." She smiles at my outfit.

I have owned the dress for years, anticipating to wear it, if Mason and i would go for a date like we used to. Spoiler alert never happened.

"Have you been waiting for too long?" I ask.

She shakes her head, her attention back to her son, Jax. He sees me and slides down running to where we are seated.

He stops few meters from me, unsure of his next move. I am used to that. I extend my arms and pull him.

"Mama." He smiles shyly. He calls everyone that. He few months to his third birthday with speech delay. He calmly settles on my thighs.

"How is his speech therapy." I ask.

He only knows the words Mama and Cartoon though he can follow the nursery rhymes from his favorite Cocomelon channel.

"Great actually, his vocabulary has grown to five words. Turns out he has a heavy tongue." She says.

I remove something from my bag, "I brought you something." I reveal M&M and skittles. His favorite.

He is ecstatic. "Thank you." He grins, as his pronunciation comes out as turtle. Either way i am impressed. He runs back to play with the other kids.

The waiter comes and i make my order for Shawarma. Lia, is already having her usual custard donut with masala tea. I don't take tea, coffee, or juice. I have tamed my need for sugar, though i can't help with wheat products.

"So..." She cautiously pry's.

"You know me...nothing news worthy." I say.

"How was you first night with Rome." She teases.

"Discovered he is a narcissist with a delusion of grandeur disorder." I squawk, recalling when he came back to show me where to sleep yesterday night.

"What?" I barked after i heard him sigh loudly when I removed the existing sheets on the bed and replaced them with my own.

"Those are new sheets." He said.

"I prefer mine." I answered refusing to meet his stare. I was never good with eye contact.

"You always think you are better than everyone don't you?"

"How long have you always wanted to say that?" I asked even though, i always thought the same thing about him.

"Since i met you." He said.

He is insufferable.

"When i was a teen, I had a huge crush on him. I always thought he had good genes." Lia comments.

She has been a friends with Mason, Tyler and Rome throughout their childhood. Her family and Mason's had close relation until the end of her marriage.

The waiter brings my Shawarma. "I have never noticed." I answer looking down on my order feigning exaggerated interest on it. I try not to think of another man as i would with my husband.